# pharmaceutical (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover pharmaceutical. Page: Feed: --- ## [STAT+: HHS document offers new clues to Kennedy’s vaccine plans](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/rfi-reveals-possible-kennedy-strategy-vaccine-policy-changes/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Chelsea Cirruzzo · STAT_ Kennedy asks for feedback on new vaccine recommendation categories, how shots are tested. ## [STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/21/up-down-ladder-latest-comings-goings-jobs-2/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Ed Silverman · STAT_ From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry. ## [STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a big Roche investment in the U.S., estrogen patch shortages, and more](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/21/roche-genentech-investment-estrogen-patch-shortages/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Ed Silverman · STAT_ Roche's Genentech will invest $750 million to double the size of its existing production facility in Oregon ## [STAT+: Are cancer patients getting too much drug?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/biotech-news-are-cancer-patients-us-getting-too-much-drug/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Meghana Keshavan · STAT_ Moderna's stunning surge and drop, AI in scientific writing, and more biotech news from The Readout ## [Scientists deploy Merck’s Ebola vaccine in DRC](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/health-news-scientists-deploy-merck-ebola-vaccine-in-drc/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · O. Rose Broderick · STAT_ Prostate cancer therapy, Meta glasses in hospital settings, and more health news from Morning Rounds ## [Roche commits $750m to double Oregon-based US manufacturing capacity](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/roche-750m-oregon-us-injectable-manufacturing-site/) _2026-08-21 · Annabel Kartal Allen · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Roche's Oregon fill-finish site will produce both autoinjectors and pre-filled syringes – serving its pipeline and portfolio. ## [Eli Lilly’s weekly insulin jab Onswik set for NHS use if approved](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/eli-lillys-weekly-insulin-jab-onswik-set-for-nhs-use-if-approved/) _2026-08-21 · Robert Barrie · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Lilly’s drug could cut the number of injections each patient needs by 85%. ## [WellSpan and Johns Hopkins renew partnership for advanced cancer care access](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/wellspan-johns-hopkins-advanced-cancer-care/) _2026-08-21 · Salong Debbarma · Pharmaceutical Technology_ WellSpan Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine have renewed their oncology collaboration to widen access to advanced care throughout central Pennsylvania, US. ## [Focal therapy for localized prostate cancer has divided physicians. Will new data change minds?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/focal-therapy-prostate-cancer-still-experimental-or-viable-alternative/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Annalisa Merelli · STAT_ Urologic oncologists who treat prostate cancer are split over the benefits of focal therapy compared to traditional surgery or radiation. ## [Opinion: Lil Nas X’s bipolar diagnosis and the paradox of treatment](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/lil-nas-xs-bipolar-diagnosis-treatment-medication-achievement/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Rachel Docekal · STAT_ We continue to romanticize the symptoms of mental health problems, especially when we talk about achievement. ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mg7TDRD0TvDf) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Opinion: A cure for HIV would be a triumph. But it shouldn’t harm survivors](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/hiv-cure-survivors-harm-benefits-research-ryan-white-hiv-aids-program/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Ali Ahmed, Jeff Taylor,and Jeff Berry · STAT_ Long-term survivors deserve to see a cure, not fear the losses it might bring. ## [Charles River and MVC to develop enterovirus vaccine](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/charles-river-mvc-enterovirus-vaccine/) _2026-08-21 · Salong Debbarma · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Charles River Laboratories International and MVC have entered a collaboration to support the characterisation, along with validation of the virus seed bank for the latter’s next-generation multivalent enterovirus vaccine. ## [STAT+: How a Trump loyalist got the FDA nomination](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-erica-schwartz-cdc-speech/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · John Wilkerson · STAT_ What you need to know about Heidi Overton, and Erica Schwartz's first speech to CDC staff. ## [STAT+: FDA approves Ultragenyx gene therapy](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/biotech-news-fda-approves-utlragenyx-gene-therapy/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Meghana Keshavan · STAT_ Regeneron wins ultra-rare disease drug approval, a validating win for mRNA research, and more biotech news from The Readout ## [Contrasting legal decisions on gender-affirming care](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/health-news-contrasting-legal-decisions-on-gender-affirming-care/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Theresa Gaffney · STAT_ Heidi Overton's rise under Trump, inside a 5-year-old brain organoid, and other health news from Morning Rounds ## [STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Regeneron rare disease drug, an Ultragenyx gene therapy, and more](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/20/regeneron-rare-disease-drug-utragenyx-gene-therapy/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ed Silverman · STAT_ A Regeneron drug for an ultra-rare disease that causes bone to grow where it shouldn't won U.S. regulatory approval, capping a three-decade effort ## [Regeneron’s Pasatru wins FDA approval in ultra-rare ‘stone man disease’](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/regenerons-pasatru-wins-fda-approval-in-ultra-rare-stone-man-disease/) _2026-08-20 · Robert Barrie · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Pasatru demonstrated strong efficacy in a Phase III trial, helping patients reduce lesions and flare-ups. ## [Kynexis pockets €97m to advance cognition-focused schizophrenia drug](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/kynexis-97m-cognitive-focused-schizophrenia-drug-progression/) _2026-08-20 · Annabel Kartal Allen · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Kynexis will now prepare for registrational studies on lead asset, KYN-5356 in cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS). ## [STAT+: One of the most consequential years for cancer treatment, ever](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/cancer-vaccine-merck-moderna-biotech-observations/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_ Between success with a pancreatic cancer drug and now success with an mRNA neoantigen vaccine, it has been a banner year for developing cancer therapies. ## [STAT+: Capricor Therapeutics’ Duchenne treatment is heading for an FDA rejection](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/capricor-therapeutics-duchenne-treatment-fda/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_ Capricor Therapeutics is trying to stave off FDA rejection of its cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4HXtlGQChEIJ) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [FDA grants accelerated approval to Ultragenyx’s Genglycos gene therapy](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/fda-approval-ultragenyx-genglycos-gene-therapy/) _2026-08-20 · Salong Debbarma · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has received accelerated approval from the FDA for its gene therapy, Genglycos, to treat GSDIa. ## [SandboxAQ introduces AQPotency for virtual drug screening](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/sandboxaq-aqpotency-virtual-drug-screening/) _2026-08-20 · Salong Debbarma · Pharmaceutical Technology_ SandboxAQ has introduced AQPotency, a LQM designed to virtually screen and predict the potential of drug candidates without the need for a solved protein structure. ## [STAT+: How health systems are embracing chatbots to query and summarize patient records](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/health-systems-embrace-ai-chatbots-query-patient-records-ehr/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Katie Palmer · STAT_ Several large health systems are rolling out AI chatbots to query patient records, saying they save time and increase diagnostic accuracy. ## [Opinion: Capricor’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug and the countless tiny decisions that can make or break a study](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/capricor-deramiocel-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-rare-disease-studies-decisions/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Mindy Leffler · STAT_ “Regulatory flexibility can be exercised in rare disease without sacrificing rigor,” writes Mindy Leffler, whose son has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ## [Reduce protein to increase longevity? Nutrition experts say that’s a bad idea](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reduce-protein-increase-longevity-bad-idea-nutrition-experts/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Lauren Chan · STAT_ Reducing protein intake could increase human longevity, researchers recently suggested. That's a bad idea, for several reasons, experts say. ## [Can reclassifying muscle dysmorphia unlock better care for boys and men?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reclassify-muscle-dysmorphia-eating-disorder-uscf-expert-jason-nagata/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ashleigh N. DeLuca · STAT_ Males make up about a third of the population struggling with eating disorders in the United States. While these conditions often start during the teen years, by some estimates, as… ## [Opinion: The global health aid architecture is collapsing. The faith economy isn’t](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/global-health-humanitarian-relief-faith-based-organizations-trump/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Alaa Murabit · STAT_ “Washington has rediscovered faith as a delivery mechanism. The bigger opportunity is faith as a source of capital,” writes Dr. Alaa Murabit. ## [STAT+: How Trump loyalist Heidi Overton became the president’s pick to run the FDA](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-competing-interests-ahead/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Chelsea Cirruzzo and Daniel Payne · STAT_ If she wins confirmation as FDA commissioner, Heidi Overton will face plenty of big challenges. ## [STAT+: New CDC director tells staff she is prepared to speak ‘truth to power’](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/cdc-director-erica-schwartz-staff-meeting-truth-to-power/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Daniel Payne and Helen Branswell · STAT_ Then new CDC director told staff she is “very comfortable and very confident ... \[in\] speaking truth to power.” ## [Trust in science: A new STAT initiative](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/trust-in-science-a-new-stat-initiative/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Rick Berke · STAT_ Dear Readers, When we launched STAT more than a decade ago, our mission statement promised that we would deliver "trusted, tough-minded journalism.'' Little did we know that trust would be… ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QowiDeCv898S) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [STAT+: Experts scrutinize Huidagene’s disclosures after patient death](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/biotech-news-experts-scrutinize-huidagene-disclosures-after-patient-death/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Elaine Chen · STAT_ Merck and Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine, an expected nominee to lead the FDA, and more biotech news from The Readout ## [STAT+: Regeneron drug for disease that causes dangerous bone growth earns FDA approval](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/regeneron-fop-garetosmab-fda-approval-pasatru/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Joseph · STAT_ A Regeneron drug that treats an ultra-rare disease that causes bone to form where it's not meant to be has won approval. ## [BioMarin spends up to $490m for Alesta’s bone disease candidate](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/biomarin-spends-up-to-490m-for-alestas-bone-disease-candidate/) _2026-08-19 · Robert Barrie · Pharmaceutical Technology_ The deal provides BioMarin with a potential rival to AstraZeneca’s blockbuster Strensiq in hypophosphatasia. ## [Dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/health-news-dissecting-chinese-trial-strategy-in-wake-of-deaths/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Theresa Gaffney · STAT_ Cancer "vaccine" successfully slowed melanoma, dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths, and more health news from Morning Rounds ## [STAT+: What Epic did — and didn’t — say about AI at its annual meeting](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/ai-prognosis-what-epic-did-and-didnt-say-about-ai-at-its-annual-meeting/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Brittany Trang · STAT_ At Epic's annual meeting, the prevailing question behind closed doors is “What the heck is going on with Epic?” ## [STAT+: Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/mrna-cancer-vaccine-trial-melanoma-merck-moderna/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Herper and Angus Chen · STAT_ A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology. ## [Trump expected to nominate Heidi Overton as new FDA commissioner](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/trump-nominates-heidi-overton-fda-commissioner/) _2026-08-19 · Annabel Kartal Allen · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Overton could take the helm at the FDA during a tumultuous period for the agency, defined by several resignations, firings and redundancies. ## [Andelyn Biosciences to develop GM2 gangliosidosis therapy](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/andelyn-to-develop-gm2-gangliosidosis-therapy/) _2026-08-19 · Salong Debbarma · Pharmaceutical Technology_ Andelyn Biosciences is set to develop and manufacture a gene therapy known as AAV9-GM2, for Queen’s University to treat GM2 gangliosidoses, including Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases. ## [Accrediting body considers changes to racism curriculum standards for public health schools](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/public-health-education-accrediting-body-ceph-walks-dei-tightrope/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Anil Oza · STAT_ The accrediting group for schools of public health is weighing the removal of language that specifically requires programs to teach about structural bias and racism. ## [STAT+: In wake of boy’s death, gene editing experts dissect Huidagene’s decisions](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/huidagene-clinical-trial-deaths-experts-dissect-study-design/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Jason Mast · STAT_ Experts question technical improvements Huidagene tried when using a Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment strategy largely abandoned by U.S. companies. ## [Opinion: I’m a pediatrician. AI chatbots are grooming my patients](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/ai-chatbots-children-grooming-mental-health/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Alex Hartman · STAT_ “At present, the law does not recognize that child abuse is child abuse when it’s perpetrated by an algorithm operated by a corporation,” writes a pediatrician. ## [She grew up unvaccinated. Now she’s a leading voice for science — and empathy](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/science-communication-liz-marnik-vaccine-advocate/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Felice J. Freyer · STAT_ Immunologist Liz Marnik, who grew up unvaccinated, says shaming people who distrust science will do nothing to improve vaccine acceptance. ## [Opinion: AI has created a shadow medical system](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/ai-doctor-outperforms-chatgpt-oura-quest-ro-hims-medical-system/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Arya Rao and Marc Succi · STAT_ Financial incentives – health care makes up nearly one-fifth of the American economy – have driven every major AI company into health care. ## [BeOne Medicines and partners renew Brukinsa access programme for CLL](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/beone-medicines-partners-renew-brukinsa-programme/) _2026-08-19 · Salong Debbarma · Pharmaceutical Technology_ BeOne Medicines, the BeOne Care Foundation, and The Max Foundation have extended their Brukinsa access programme for CLL until 2028. ## [Physician group sues Trump administration over dietary guidelines process](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/physician-group-sues-trump-administration-over-dietary-guidelines-food-pyramid-hhs-usda/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Isabella Cueto · STAT_ The suit, brought by a nonprofit that advocates for plant-based diets, claims HHS and the USDA used a “secret panel” of scientists to flip the food pyramid. ## [STAT+: Trump expected to pick White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/18/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-white-house-adviser/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Lizzy Lawrence and Daniel Payne · STAT_ Heidi Overton, a doctor and White House adviser, is expected to be President Trump's pick to lead the FDA. ## [Reformed pharmaceutical regulation across India’s drug landscape](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/analyst-comment/reformed-pharmaceutical-regulation-across-india-drug-landscape/) _2026-08-18 · GlobalData Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Technology_ One of the major changes made to India’s primary legal framework for drug price regulation affects the pricing of essential drugs. ## [Updated UK guidance for finerenone introduces new treatment for HF patients](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/analyst-comment/updated-uk-guidance-finerenone-hf/) _2026-08-18 · GlobalData Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Technology_ New guidance from NICE provide a framework for UK care providers using finerenone to manage the treatment of certain types of heart failure. ## [STAT+: Sanofi to lay off 229 workers in Mass., a year after $9.1B Blueprint Medicines acquisition](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/sanofi-layoffs-mass-blueprint-medicines/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-17 · Auzzy Byrdsell — Boston Globe · STAT_ Sanofi, one of the Massachusetts' largest pharmaceutical employers, will lay off more than 200 workers there a year after acquiring Blueprint Medicines. ## [STAT+: Eyepoint study results for vision treatment disappoint, but company still sees promise](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/eyepoint-duravyu-wet-amd-study/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-17 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_ Eyepoint said patients given its experimental treatment for wet AMD failed to maintain vision with less frequent injections compared to a standard treatment.